Elegant dancing horses; strutting stallions; fast paced precision drill team; parade of horse breeds; a large trade show; plus world class trainers and riders sharing secrets to success. Come to see it all and much more at the Northwest Horse Fair & Expo, presented by Akins Trailer Sales! Now in … Read More
Another successful Mustang Magic in the books! After a modified program the last few years, Mustang Magic returned to the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo this month in its entirety. What started with a mustang takeover of the Fort Worth Stockyards, ended with 22 mustangs finding their forever homes – … Read More
Living with Horses is My Happy Place Where is my home?Every man needs a placeWith a little bit of space,A roof and four walls,For when the rain falls. – Forest Sun A friend of mine recently sold her two horses. She’d raised both from colts and worked hard to turn … Read More
Goals, Choices, and Changes in the Barn Construction Process I’ve spent several nights in my barn over the past three frigid weeks caring for one of my beloved senior horses, leaving me lots of time to analyze my barn. A couple of years ago I wrote about the construction of … Read More
Strategies for Barn, Farm, and Arena Every winter I create a to-do list of improvements for my farm that will make surviving the season with horses more bearable. I want to ride and train all winter comfortably, keep my horses fit, and spend less time miserably cold and performing drudgery … Read More
CLE ELUM, WA — The Washington State Horse Park Authority Board of Directors is excited to announce Wendy L. Hensley has been appointed to the position of Executive Director. Ms. Hensley will succeed Leslie Thurston who will be retiring this spring after fifteen years as the founding Executive Director. Effective February … Read More
Provided by Idaho Horse Council Expo Offers Top Notch Clinicians, Shopping, and Entertainment The 37th annual Idaho Horse Expo will be held April 7-9, 2023 at the Ford Idaho Horse Park in Nampa, Idaho. If you are a horse lover of any age, you can’t miss this event. The expo features international and local clinicians … Read More
Explore the complete digital edition of the Jan/Feb 2023 The Northwest Horse Source. Northwest Horse SourceThe Northwest Horse Source is an independently owned and operated print and online magazine for horse owners and enthusiasts of all breeds and disciplines in the Pacific Northwest. Our contemporary editorial columns are predominantly written by experts in … Read More
Author: Sharon Wilsie Continuing the Conversation Sharon Wilsie’s first book Horse Speak: The Equine–Human Translation Guide broke new ground for anyone who works with horses. It provided a practical system to listen and talk to horses in their language instead of expecting them to understand ours. Now with this second book, Essential … Read More
The American Horse Council’s Recreation, Trails, and Land Use Committee (RT&LU) is pleased to announce a new resource guide and national trails directory. The materials and links to state-by-state trails directories are available at National Trails Directory—American Horse Council. The directory was compiled by intern Jay Harris of Transylvania University … Read More
